Report: PLANET ROCK Hopes To Sign Up BRUCE DICKINSON

John Plunkett of Guardian.co.uk reports: Planet Rock owner Malcolm Bluemel wants to hire outgoing BBC 6 Music DJ Bruce Dickinson — and hopes his loss-making digital station will break even by the end of this year.

He has held talks with the IRON MAIDEN frontman, who will present his last 6 Music show in April after eight years on the BBC digital station. 6 Music is set to close at the end of 2011 under controversial proposals put forward by BBC director general Mark Thompson.

Read the entire report from Guardian.co.uk.